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The document is a worksheet containing 9 problems about normal distributions. For each problem, students are asked to construct a normal distribution curve based on given mean and standard deviation values and answer questions related to percentiles, outliers, and percentages of values falling within given ranges.

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Normal Distribution Worksheet

The document is a worksheet containing 9 problems about normal distributions. For each problem, students are asked to construct a normal distribution curve based on given mean and standard deviation values and answer questions related to percentiles, outliers, and percentages of values falling within given ranges.

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Prob/Stat Name:________________________

Unit 5 Worksheet on Normal Distribution (Table A)

For each question, construct a normal distribution curve and label the horizontal axis. Then answer each
question.

1. A line up for tickets to a local concert had an average (mean) waiting time of 20 minutes with a
standard deviation of 4 minutes.

a) What percentage of the people in line waited for more than 28 minutes?

b) If 2000 ticket buyers were in line, how many of them would expect to wait for less than 16 minutes?

2. On a recent math test, the mean score was 75 and the standard deviation was 5. Mike made 93.

a) What is the 25th percentile for the math scores (remember, this is the same as Q1)?

b) What is the 75th percentile for the math scores (remember, this is the same as Q3)?

c) Using the values you found in parts (a) and (b) determine if Mike’s score is an outlier.
3. In an Oreo factory, the mean mass of a cookie is given as 40 g. For quality control, the standard
deviation is 2 g.

a) If 10,000 cookies were produced, how many cookies are within 2 g of the mean?

b) Cookies are rejected if they weigh more than 44 g or less than 36 g. How many cookies would you
expect to be rejected in a sample of 10,000 cookies?

4. The speeds of cars on the highway have a mean of 95 km/h with a standard deviation of 5 km/h.

a) What percentage of cars averaged less than 85 km/h?

b) If a police car stopped cars that were going more than 105 km/h, how many cars would they stop if
there were 8000 cars on the highway?
5. The Floppy Disk Company makes 3.5 inch floppy disks for disk drives that are 3.7 inches wide. The
width of a manufactures disk is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 0.1 inches. The
company manufactures 1000 disks every hour.

a) 45% of the disks are wider than how many inches?

b) In one hour, how many disks would you expect to be between 3.4 inches and 3.7 inches?

c) About 2.3% of disks are wider than what width?

6. The mean life of a battery is 50 hours with a standard deviation of 6 hours. The manufacturer
advertises that they will replace all batteries that last less than 38 hours. If 50,000 batteries were
produced, how many would they expect to replace?

7. A bottle of fruit punch contains at least 473 ml. The machine that fills the bottles is set so that the mean
volume is 477 ml. The volumes in the bottles are normally distributed.

a) What percent of the bottles are under-filled if the standard deviation is 2 ml?

b) What percent of the bottles are under-filled if the standard deviation is 4 ml?
8. A grading scale is set up for 1000 students’ test scores. It is assumed that the scores are normally
distributed with a mean score of 75 and a standard deviation of 15

a) How many students will have scores between 45 and 75?

b) If 84.1% of students pass the test, what was the minimum passing score?

9. The monthly income of 5,000 workers at the Microsoft plant are distributed normally. Suppose the
mean monthly income is $1,250 and the standard deviation is $250.

a) 16% of workers earn more than how much per month?

b) How many workers earn less than $750 per month?

c) What percentage of the workers earn between $750 and $1500 per month?

d) 97.7% of workers earn less than how much per month?

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To assess if Mike’s score is an outlier, calculate its z-score: (93-75)/5 = 3.6. This z-score corresponds to the 99.97th percentile. Scores more than 3 standard deviations from the mean are often considered outliers, making Mike's score a potential outlier .

A mean score of 75 with a standard deviation of 15 has a cutoff for 84.1% (z = 1) at roughly 90. Thus, scores above this are adjusted for pass rate alignment with an expected 158 students needing adjustment .

For cars going more than 105 km/h: z = (105 - 95) / 5 = 2. Using the normal distribution table, about 2.28% of cars go beyond this speed. With 8000 cars, approximately 182 cars are stopped .

The disk width for which 45% are wider is found using the normal distribution table for the 55th percentile as z = 0.125. Calculate x using: x = mean + (z * standard deviation) = 3.5 + (0.125 * 0.1) = 3.5125 inches .

Scores between 45 and 75 correspond to z-scores of -2 and 0, respectively. The area between these scores is approximately 47.72%. Thus, 477 students fall within this range .

Calculate the z-score for $750: (750-1250)/250 = -2. Using the normal distribution table, 2.28% earn less than $750. Apply this to 5,000 workers to estimate 114 workers earning below this amount .

Given mean = $1250 and standard deviation = $250, calculate the range for the central 95% using z-scores of -1.96 and 1.96. Range = $1250 + (-1.96 * 250) to $1250 + (1.96 * 250), which is $755 to $1745 .

Find the z-score for the 97.7th percentile: z = 1.96. Calculate x using: mean + (z * standard deviation) = 477 + (1.96 * 2) = 480.92 ml. Thus, 2.3% exceed approximately 480.92 ml .

Calculate the z-scores for 38 g and 42 g: (38-40)/2 = -1 and (42-40)/2 = 1. The area between these z-scores in the normal distribution is approximately 68.26%. Thus, 68.26% of 10,000 cookies, or about 6,826 cookies, would weigh between 38 g and 42 g .

To find the percentage of people waiting more than 28 minutes, calculate the z-score: z = (28 - 20) / 4 = 2. Using the standard normal distribution table, a z-score of 2 corresponds to a percentile of about 97.72. Therefore, 100% - 97.72% = 2.28% wait more than 28 minutes .

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